Hetalia Day Fundraiser Result!

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While I still have time, happy Hetalia Day! Hope everyone had an awesome celebration this weekend (or will next weekend)!

Just a quick message here: the New York City Hetalia Day group sponsored a fundraiser for UNICEF for Hetalia Day (you might remember we did this last year, too). We've had about twenty people collecting donations since August, and we counted and donated the entire amount today.

So just how much did we raise in the name of Hetalia?


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$1,128.40, more than double our total from last year! ♥


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Here's all the cash sitting on my table (it's over $1000). That lockbox was full of coins, and weighed about forty-one pounds (18.5 kg)!! It was very difficult to take to the bank this morning. @_@

And for slightly more relevance, here's a picture of most of us on Saturday:


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Hetalia fans sometimes have a less-than-stellar reputation, but we were able to prove again that we are not just an obnoxious fandom, and we can make a change in the world. I am insanely proud of everyone who participated in the fundraiser, and I hope that, for next year, the coordinators of local events will consider fundraising as well. Not only is it for a fantastic cause -- providing food, medicine, and aid to needy children around the world -- but it makes you feel REALLY GOOD about yourself. :D

Edit: Oh man, what a warm reception! Thanks for all the nice words, everyone. If any of you are interested in being cool and starting your own Hetalia Day fundraiser next year, or for another occasion, or if you want to donate for no reason at all, check out unicef.org. Everyone reading this message has the means to help those who are less fortunate than we happen to be: let's spread the positivity and love! ♥